What the flock?
More than 300 pigeons were found in filthy, utterly cuckoo conditions in a Pennsylvania hoarder house — ruffling the feathers of even the most seasoned wildlife rescuers.
The birds were discovered nesting in nearly every crevice of the foul-smelling, droppings-splattered home in Wilkes-Barre — including under a king-sized mattress and on top of a dresser, wnep.com reported.
“We flipped the bed, and literally the floor was sinking from the amount of defecation and urination,” said Janine Tancredi of the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which removed the birds Tuesday.
The stomach-turning scene was enough to make her squawk in horror.
“As far as bird hoarding, this is the worst case I’ve ever seen,” she told the station, adding she’s done years of domestic animal rescues. “It was a lot.”
A total of 318 birds were ultimately saved from the house, including many that were malnourished, had broken beaks and injured legs, she said.
Twelve of the pigeons had to be euthanized.
The unidentified home owner was an elderly woman who didn’t “have anybody really checking in on her,” Tancredi said.
The wildlife rehab center is looking for animal lovers to adopt the remaining 306 pigeons into “loving homes.”
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